George Best, perhaps the greatest footballing talent produced by the United Kingdom, would have been 66 today.
The Northern Irishman succumbed to a kidney infection on 25 November 2005, with the mourning which followed akin to the passing of a royal family member.
For many Manchester United's greatest player, Best's God-given talents, womanising and, fatally, love of alcohol saw him emerge as a footballing icon in the 1960s, with his legend enduring to this day.
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Overlooking the sporadic downfalls throughout his life, it's time to recall the genius he displayed on the cabbage patch pitches of yesteryear.